RJ Spagnols Orchard Breezin' - Adjustment

[bkwaggie]

Hello all, I have the Sangria with Seville Orange and the Kiwi Melon Pinot Grigio. The question is on the sweetness level. I prefer most of my wines dry but wanted to do these as more of asummer drink, lighter on the sweet and up the alcohol a bit. Reading previous post, some suggest half f-pack up front and some suggest sugar.
If I do half the f-pack up front do you loose the fruit flavor....or is it better to use sugar and then f-pack to taste.

 

[Scott B]

I add half the f-pack and 3.5 pounds of sugar at first. At the end you add the rest of the f-pack per the instruction. No flavor loss. This year I won two Silver metals at the Winemakers Mag. Comp. doing this. But that was just beginners luck.

 

[bkwaggie]

Thanks Scott




Nice job, which one did you do and have you tried it with the Sangria?


Did this bring the sweetness closer to a 3-4 verses the 7, this is really what I would like to shoot for.

 

[Scott B]

Thanks,
I have not done the Sangria.
I did the RJS Acai Raspberry Cab. and a WE Black Rasp. Merlot.
It ended up with a simi dry wine. A little sweeter than a Beringer White Zin. but with Lots of Flavor. The Rasp. in the cab was a little strong and the Merlot was Just Right.


Another fun thing to do with these smaller kit is to buy a "Bigger" kit with a grape pack or oak and reuse the grapes or oak in the smaller kit after the big kit is done. Not sure if it does any good but I hate to just throw it out. I am a GREEN WINE MAKER

Wait that does not sound good!

 

[bkwaggie]

LOL, thanks for the help. I think this is the level of sweetness I am targeting.